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The BBC's Nomsa Maseko spoke to some of the people waiting to see Mr Mandela's body
Relatives of Nelson Mandela and senior officials have paid respects to the ex-president in Pretoria, where his body is lying in state.
His widow Graca Machel and former President Thabo Mbeki were among those who filed past the coffin, before members of the public were allowed in.
Crowds watched earlier as the coffin was taken in procession from a hospital mortuary to the Union Buildings.
Mr Mandela died last Thursday at the age of 95 and will be buried on Sunday.
At the scene
The crowds that came to see Nelson Mandela's coffin pass through the streets of Pretoria may have been fairly light at first, but by mid-morning hundreds of people were queuing to get on buses to take them to the hill-top Union Buildings, where his body is lying in state.
The queues snaked back and forth for hundreds of metres. The ANC had organised its members to turn out in force, but there was also a small group of supporters of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters, wearing red T-shirts and berets. They had adapted anti-apartheid songs to criticise President Jacob Zuma. But the ANC crowds around them, in their black, green and gold, were not reacting.
It was all very good-natured. EFF supporter "Fighter Stone" Phiri said: "We are all united today as South Africans to pay tribute to our national hero."
But their presence was a reminder that the ANC may not find next year's elections straightforward.
His funeral will take place in his home village of Qunu in Eastern Cape province on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of South Africans joined scores of world leaders for a national memorial service on Tuesday as part of a series of commemorations.
Quick convoyThe procession left the city's 1 Military Hospital shortly after 07:00 (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday.
The coffin could be seen inside a black hearse, draped in a South African flag, in a convoy with military outriders and ambulances.
It travelled along Kgosi Mampuru Street and Madiba Street on the way to the Union Buildings.
The convoy sped quickly through the streets, with some people running alongside the military guard, the BBC's Joseph Winter in Pretoria says.
Mr Mandela's remains will make the journey from the military hospital every morning from Wednesday until Friday, the government announced.
"The public are encouraged to form a guard of honour by lining the streets," it said.
Small crowds cheered and sang as the convoy sped past.
"Seeing him passing by was the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life. I just wanted to see him passing for the last time," said one mourner, Grace.
Mr Mandela's coffin was placed under a specially made wooden structure in the grounds of the Union Buildings.
Among those who filed past the body were Mr Mandela's second wife, Winnie, and current President Jacob Zuma.
Continue reading the main storyThe morning viewing was reserved for family and officials, with the public allowed in from midday.
The Union Buildings are the official seat of the South African leader, where Mr Mandela was sworn in as the first black president in 1994.
Lying in state
- Nelson Mandela's body lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria 11-13 December
- Coffin taken every morning from the mortuary to the Union Buildings
- Public encouraged to line the route
- Mandela family and selected visitors viewed the body from 10:00 on Wednesday; open to public from midday
- The public will then be able to view the body from 08:00 to 17:30 on Thursday and Friday
At the memorial service on Tuesday, Mr Zuma announced that the Union Buildings would be renamed the Mandela Amphitheatre.
The crowd listened to Mr Zuma's speech, but sections of the stadium booed when his name was mentioned at other times.
Mr Mandela's grandson, Ndaba, told the BBC that his grandfather would not have been bothered by the booing.
"He is a man of the people and one who respects and understands that the people must express their opinions no matter whether they are with you or against you," he said.
Later, presidential spokesman Lindiwe Zulu said the booing was "humiliating" and those responsible would be "dealt with".
'Great liberator'US President Barack Obama led the tributes to Mr Mandela at the memorial service in rainy weather at the FNB stadium in Soweto.
He said the former South African president was a "giant of history", describing him as the last great liberator of the 20th Century.
"We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. While I will always fall short of Madiba [Mr Mandela's clan name], he makes me want to be a better man."
On Saturday, the military will fly his body the Eastern Cape from Air Force Base Waterkloof in Pretoria.
A military guard of honour will welcome the arrival, and the coffin will then be placed on a gun carriage and transported to a hearse.
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The BBC's Clive Myrie spoke to a group of mourners who said they wanted to see the late president "for the last time"
Mr Mandela's body will then be taken to his home village of Qunu, where the Thembu community will conduct a traditional ceremony.
A national day of reconciliation will take place on 16 December when a statue of Mr Mandela will be unveiled at the Union Buildings.
Big screens have been set up across South Africa to show the planned national events.
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